The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958 were held in Bad Gastein, Austria, between February 2–9, 1958.
- Toni Sailer, 22, of Austria, won three gold medals and a silver.
- Lucille Wheeler, 23, of Canada, won two gold medals and a silver.
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